Fishing-rod.



J. B. FISCHER.

FISHING ROD. APPLICATION FILED JULY 27, 1906.

Patented Feb. 16, E909 INVENTDR ATY.

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JOSEPH B. FISCHER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FESHING-BOD Specification of Letters Patent.

, application filed July 27,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnen B. Fiscnn's, citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cool; and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fishingliods, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvcments in fishing rods of the telescopic class, andthe especial object of my improvements is -to roduce a fisl'iing rod made up of a plurality of tubular joints or non rotatably mounted relative to each a other.

A further object is to provide a locking device between the sections whereby each piece will be held against accidental displacement in the position to which it is adjusted by the user.

A still further object is to produce a telescopio tubular fishing rod having a maximum degree of strength.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this application I have shown a preferred adaptation oi my invention in the lollowing views Figure l is an elevatioualvicw of a fishing rod constructed according to my invention and collapsed; Fig. 2 is a view partly in section showing two joints of a rod with the locking device applied thereto; Fig. 3 is a section on an enlarged scale showing the application of the locking device, and Fig. 4 is a cross-section on the lines 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the details of the drawing, 5 represents a fishing rod handle which maybe of any desired construction, and in which is secured one end of the first rod-joint 6. This joint and the others shown in the drawing are hexagonal in cross-section, but it will be understood that they may be square,

entagonal, octagonal or any other polygonal iorm.

7 represents a rod joint or section which is telescopically mounted in section 6. ()n one end of section 7 which is telescopically arranged in section '6, is secured by brazing or in any other suitable manner, a locking do vice which consists of a short piece of spring metal tubing 9 which is hexagonal in cross section and at its ends adapted to lit closely over the section 7. For a portion ol? the length of this spring tube sleeve it is cut or slit. at its corners or angles to form longisections slidably and ltudinal slots 10. These slots are enlarged by expanding the tongues 01' ortions of the metal remaining betweenlho s ots.

l on the adjacent walls of the section 6 with l suliicient friction to lock the tube 7 in any j adjustable position given it by the user of the rod. To prevent the possibilityof the l section 7 being entirely withdrawn from the 1 section 6, I rigidly secure in the outer end of the latter a'collar 11 which forms an abutment and stop lor the locking spring sleeve 9.

It will be understood that as many slidj able sections 7 may be assembled as may be jdcsired, and that each section will have secured thereto a line guide 8, said guides being arranged on the several sections so as j to be in the same alinement. It will be also understood that the section 6 is non-rotaj tably mounted in the handle 5 and hence it is impossible to rotate the other sections constructcd and mounted as described.

lVbile l have shown the spring locking l sleeve as cut at each of its corners or bonds l it may not be necessary in all cases to cut the metal at all of said points, for it the spring metal is sufficiently thick and of the right temper two or three outwardly expanded spring tongues will be suflicient to ell'ect the desired locking.

l-laving thus described l claime- 1. In a lishing rod, a plurality of telescopically mounted metal seamless tubular sections of polygonal shape in. cross section, and means for interlocking said section's, consistin of a tubular spring sleeve secured to one one of each section and slida'blc in the outer section, said sleeve being of loss diameter at its ends than the bore of the section in which it slides, and having its middle portion slotted longitudinally and expanded against the inner walls of the outer section.

2.111 a fishing rod, a plurality oi' tclcscopically mounted metal seamless tubular sections of polygonallorm in cross-scctioiu and means for interlocking said sections, consisting of a seamless tubular spring sleeve secured at one end of each inner section and slidable in the outer section, said sleeve con forming in cross-section to the shape of the section to which it is secured with longitudinal openings extending between the ends,

my invent ion I This cX-. pension of the tongues causes thorn to bind sisting of a seamless tubular sleeve of spring and having the portions between said slots 10 expanded laterally to frictionally engage the wails of the rod.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of tWo. Witnesses.

JOSEPH B. FISCHER.

tionally engalge the inner walls of the Outer section. A

3. Looking means for telescopic rods, 0011- and having portions expanded to fric-i l nietctl conforming in crosssection to the rod to which it is applied and provided with straight longitudinal slots extending throughout the greater part of said sleeve,

Witnesses:

1*. BENJAMIN, M. A. M11031). 

